Jorge Arbusto n.— «Of course it also means Brazil ends up with George Bush. But then Jorge Arbusto, as he would be known, might quite enjoy life up the rugged Amazon.» —“American presidents all mixed up” by Richard...
heresthetics n. the framing of a debate or issue so that one is on the superior or winning side, or so that one’s choices are better-received by others. Also heresthetic. Etymological Note: The term was coined by William Riker (1920–1993)...
heresthetic n.— «In this connection the distinction between rhetoric and heresthetic is that rhetoric involves converting others by persuasive argument, whereas heresthetic involves structuring the situation so that others accept it...
heresthetics n.— «Even if problems, solutions, and politics are coupled, it is still possible to lose during formal adoption sessions to shrewd opponents who find ways to split the coalition or to use the formal decision-making rules of...
heresthetics n.— «Heresthetics. For Riker (1986), leadership, as practiced by successful politicians, is primarily political manipulation. According to this view, leadership is evident when a politician is able to change an issue in the...
heresthetics n.— «“Either way I win.” “Gee, what a virtuoso grasp of heresthetics!!!”» —“Re: John Johnson Calls NRA A Liar” by mkaye@nmsu.edu Usenet: talk.politics.guns Oct. 29, 1996. (source:...